BitMine has once again increased its holdings by 13,412 ETH, worth $40.61 million.

As of December 22, LookOnChain monitoring data shows two whales have deposited a combined 5 million USDC into Hyperliquid over the past two hours to increase their HYPE holdings. Address 0xDAeF currently holds 214,497 HYPE tokens (worth approximately $5.44 million) and still has 5.52 million USDC available for additional purchases. Address 0x3300 holds 102,460 HYPE tokens (valued at roughly $2.61 million) with 2.45 million USDC remaining for subsequent buys.

December 22 — Per GMGN monitoring via its Telegram bot (https://t.me/gmgnaibot?start=i_m4TE56o8), Solana-based meme coin Snowball continues to surge, with a 24-hour gain exceeding 500%. It hit a peak market cap of $8 million, currently trades at around $7.6 million, and has a current price of $0.0076. This meme coin is the first on Solana to automatically allocate 100% of Pump.fun platform creator fees to its own liquidity. Launched three days ago, discussions about it on X are gaining traction. Some supporters argue its mechanism creates sustainable real buying pressure, driving a "snowball" growth pattern tied to the Christmas theme. Skeptics, however, note the potential risk: developer wallets still hold accumulated tokens from sales earmarked for liquidity, and the current surge is viewed as a short-term high-risk FOMO play. BlockBeats reminds users: Meme coin trading is highly volatile, heavily reliant on market sentiment and speculative hype, with no inherent value or us

Metaplanet on Monday, December 22, approved a comprehensive capital structure overhaul that will let Japan’s largest Bitcoin Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) firm raise funds via dividend-priority share issuances to institutional investors. The approved plan includes reclassifying capital reserves, doubling the authorized number of Class A and Class B preferred shares, and revising the dividend structure to add both floating and regular dividends. Class A preferred shares will use a monthly floating dividend mechanism, while Class B preferred shares will offer quarterly dividends and be available to international institutional investors. Metaplanet currently holds roughly 30,823 bitcoins worth $2.75 billion, making it Asia’s largest Bitcoin DAT company. The firm will also list on the U.S. over-the-counter (OTC) market via American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), further expanding its global footprint.

On December 22, CoinDesk reported that JPYC—the Japanese yen stablecoin issuer—has partnered with South Korean IT giant ITCEN GLOBAL to research stablecoins and explore future development opportunities for the digital assets between Japan and South Korea. The collaboration will center on sharing policy and practical information to lay the groundwork for future cross-border stablecoin and asset tokenization innovations. ITCEN GLOBAL generates roughly 5 trillion South Korean won in annual revenue. Through its subsidiary Korda—which operates RWA (Real-World Asset) and STO (Security Token Offering)-related business in Japan—the firm is advancing the gold RWA project “K-Gold.”

December 22: CryptoQuant analyst Axel noted in a post that Bitcoin is entering the Christmas market window. Market sentiment gauges point to bullishness that’s not yet overheated, while fresh short liquidations have amplified the buyer-dominant market asymmetry. Derivatives market dynamics show Bitcoin futures are largely driven by short liquidations right now, creating mechanical buying pressure that’s pushing prices higher. The market is shifting into a state of “bullish neutrality,” with positive expected returns ahead.

On December 22, KobeissiLetter released data showing the current surge in the U.S. stock market is historic. U.S. households now hold a larger share of their net worth in stocks than in real estate—only the third time this has occurred in the past 65 years. In Q2 2025, corporate stocks and mutual funds accounted for roughly 31% of household net worth, hitting a record high. That ratio has more than doubled since 2008, compared to a peak of about 25% during the 2000 dot-com bubble. Meanwhile, the share of U.S. household real estate assets in total net worth dropped below 30% in Q2 2025—marking the first time since 2021. It also remains far below the 38% peak seen just before the 2006 U.S. housing bubble burst.